Actually, the word 'acronym" is being used incorrectly in this thread. An acronym is a word that is created usually from the initial letters of an expression or phrase. Examples are: NATO for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, SONAR for sound detecting and ranging, etc. FBI, HDR, PP, UV, CIA, etc. are not acronyms, but merely abbreviations for terms or phrases. Actually saying the letters outloud indicates that these are just that and not an acronym.

Don't mean to be pedantic, but as a retired instructor in writing, journalism and photography I did want to clear up the misnomer.

There is also a free software program called Wire Pilot which makes removal of power lines and other artifacts from pictures a simple procedure. Google Wire Pilot, as I don't remember the company's name.

I used this program with great success a few years back when photographing homes for a realtor.

Yes, critiques welcome. Thanks for looking.

Classic autos: a great passion, second only to photography.

1932 Packard


1911Locomobile


1912 Stevens Duryea


1941 Plymouth and 1940 Ford

I currently live in NC but spent 63 years living in the Newport area before moving south 6 years ago. I don't remember exactly how many years ago this was taken, but it may have been in the '80's. The site is not seen readily from the Ocean Drive itself, one had to walk well off the highway to approach the site. I don't know what its present condition is. We usually visit family once or twice a year back in RI, but have not checked out The Bells.

I actually used Topaz Adjust to bring out the November sky a bit, but I'm not sure at this late date what specific tool was used.

Some while back I took this photo of The Bells, an abandoned estate along Newport, RI's scenic Ocean Drive. It reminds me of a scene out of a British gothic novel like Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre.